Court affirms Chidiebere Egwu as PDP national vice chairman, Southeast

A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, has affirmed Chidiebere Egwu as the National Vice Chairman (NVC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Southeast zone.

Egwu was nominated by Southeast stakeholders of the party as a replacement for Chief Ali Odefa, who was expelled from the party for alleged anti-party activities.

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Delivering judgement in Suit No: FHC/AI/CS/229/2024 filed by Egwu (plaintiff) vs Umar M. Bature (National Organising Secretary, PDP), Chief Ali Odefa, the People’s Democratic Party, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) (defendants), Justice Hilary Oshomah held that, by the combined provisions of Articles 45, 47(6), 58, and 59 of the PDP Constitution (as amended, 2017), as well as the subsisting judgement of the Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/AI/CS/182/2024 which affirmed the suspension of the 1st defendant (Chief Ali Odefa) from the PDP and his subsequent expulsion from the party by the Executive Committee of the PDP in Oguduokwor Ward, Onicha Local Government Area of the state, the office of the National Vice Chairman, Southeast, was vacant before the nomination of the plaintiff to replace the 1st defendant and complete the unexpired tenure of the 1st defendant as the National Vice Chairman of the PDP, Southeast zone.

The court also ordered the 2nd defendant (PDP) and the 3rd defendant (INEC) to recognise Egwu to carry out his duties as the substantive National Vice Chairman of the PDP, Southeast zone.

It restrained Odefa from parading himself as the National Vice Chairman of the party, Southeast.

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